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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15439
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 11 9:20 am Post subject: Crowd Funding
I seem to recall somebody on here using a crowdfunding website to launch an idea. Google has come up with no end of them... do we know which ones are any good?

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 11 9:21 am Post subject:
I used crowdfunder.co.uk to raise funds for my Victorian Soap project, am expecting the funds through any day now. I found them very easy to set uo and deal with, the only criticism I had was that they get the investors to cover the paypal fees rather than passing those on to the person requesting the funding, seemed a bit unfair to me

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15439
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 11 8:58 pm Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

I used crowdfunder.co.uk to raise funds for my Victorian Soap project...

Yes, I glanced at the site at the time, and stuck you a plug on facebook.
I can't get on the site at the moment. Do they only pay out when you've reached the stated target, or can you do it progressively?

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 8:41 am Post subject:
As far as my research goes they only pay out when you achieve target. I'll be trying one out to help fund a tour of a new play soon. Hope I'm as successful as Sally was. :0) What do you want help with HL?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15439
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 10:18 am Post subject:

woodsprite wrote:

What do you want help with HL?

I want to bring down the government.

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 11:23 am Post subject:
So what does the funder receive, if anything.... or is it based more on just the knowledge of doing something selfless, which is often more than enough?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15439
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 11:33 am Post subject:

T.G wrote:

So what does the funder receive, if anything....

That would depend on the fundee, and the nature of the project being funded.

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or is it based more on just the knowledge of doing something selfless, which is often more than enough?

Often that will be it, yes.

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 11:38 am Post subject:
Cool, I quite lke the sound of that.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:05 pm Post subject:
For the projects I have seen like Sally's the funded project has some sort of output so the funder gets some sort of reward which is determined by their level of investment

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:14 pm Post subject:
Sally agreed to rub us all down with soap. Loon, I thought you lacked focus and ambition? Are you a wise bet?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:17 pm Post subject:
Maybe I should use crowd funding to get the yard concreted - not sure what I could offer in return though, other than them not getting muddy when they walk through it...

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:20 pm Post subject:
50% off 3 meat boxes. Cash for you. Customers for you. Loyal ones at that, or no cost.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:24 pm Post subject:
Hmm, will have to do some number crunching...

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:37 pm Post subject:
There are generally levels of reward the larger the investment the better the reward so �10 could be a money off voucher for their next purchase �50 could be multiple money off and �100 multiple money off and a visit to the farm to see the cows and get tea and cake or something

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 11 12:39 pm Post subject:
One of the important aspects of crowd funding it spreading the message wide enough so to find the people who will actuall give you money up front

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